Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Barbara Mikulski
United States Senator
A Champion for Maryland Seafood
Senator Mikulski has fought tirelessly to improve the Bay's health and has supported the communities who depend on it for their livelihoods. She has earned the respect and affection of Chesapeake Bay watermen and the entire seafood industry for her tenacious efforts and success in keeping Maryland's seafood industry alive and well in the most trying of times. This plaque sits in Dorchester County, the remaining home of Maryland's seafood processors, to celebrate Senator Mikulski's dedication to protect the culture of Maryland.
The plaque celebrates her place in Maryland's history as champion of these small businesses. She has fought for them and the Maryland seafood industry survives because of her efforts.
Erected by Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels • Women.
Location. 38° 34.293′ N, 76° 3.821′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It can be reached from Rosehill Place 0.1 miles north of Byrn Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker stands at the northern end of the walkway at Sailwinds
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Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Dorchester Waterman (here, next to this marker); Choptank River's Natural History (here, next to this marker); Choptank River Bridge (here, next to this marker); A Landscape and Lifestyle Defined by Water (here, next to this marker); Living off the Land (a few steps from this marker); Exploring Dorchester's Fragile Beauty (within shouting distance of this marker); Cambridge (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Maryland's Eastern Shore (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Maryland's Eastern Shore (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia Article about former Senator Mikulski.
Barbara Ann Mikulski... is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. Mikulski is the third-longest-serving female United States Senator,(Submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)and the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Maryland history.
Raised in the Fells Point neighborhood of East Baltimore, Mikulski attended Mount Saint Agnes College and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Originally a social worker and community organizer, she was elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1971 after delivering a highly publicized address on the "ethnic movement" in America. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 1976, and in 1986, she became the first woman elected to the United States Senate from Maryland.
From the death of Senator Daniel Inouye in December 2012 until 2015, Mikulski chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee. She was the first woman and first Marylander to hold the position. At her retirement, she was the ranking minority member of the committee. She also served on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence.
On March 2, 2015, Mikulski announced that she would retire after five terms in the Senate and would not seek reelection in 2016. In January 2017, Mikulski joined Johns Hopkins University as a professor of public policy and advisor to University President Ronald J. Daniels.
2. Barbara Mikulski: A Featured Biography
courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office
3. Former Senator Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulski of Maryland has dedicated her life to public service. Born and raised in Baltimore, Mikulski trained as a social worker. She won her first election to the Baltimore City Council in 1971 and five years later, won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, Mikulski became the second woman in the nations history to serve in both chambers. Senator Mikulski championed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, helped establish the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health, worked to expand access to higher education and protect the final resources of the nations seniors, and supported investments in research and innovation, including the Hubble Space Telescope. She was also the first woman to chair the powerful Senate Committee on Appropriations. Upon her retirement in 2017, a colleague observed of her service: We often talk of the lions of the Senate. Barbara Mikulski ranks among them. I will miss her fierce advocacy, her counsel, her commitment, her tenacity, and her grit.(Submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
3. Mikulski, Barbara Ann (1936- ) on the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
Mikulski, Barbara Ann, a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., July 20, 1936; graduated, Mount St. Agnes College 1958; received a graduate degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work 1965; social worker in Baltimore; college professor; member, Baltimore City Council 1971-1976; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress; reelected to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1987; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1986, but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992, 1998, 2004 and again in 2010, and served from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2017; Democratic Conference secretary (1995-2005); chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Twelfth [December 20, 2012-January 3, 2013] and One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2016.(Submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on October 13, 2024.
